For the study, researchers defined "wilderness" as "biologically and ecologically intact landscapes free of any significant human disturbance." The result showed that about 20 percent of the world's land area is currently wilderness, or about 11.6 million square miles (30.1 million square kilometers). Most of that wilderness is in Australia, North America, North Asia and North Africa. "We need to recognize that wilderness areas, which we've foolishly considered to be de facto protected due to their remoteness, is actually being dramatically lost around the world." He called on the United Nations and world governments to do more to protect globally significant wilderness areas in key multilateral environmental agreements.

Source: Thanhnien News September 08, 2016 20:15 UTC